Electric motor.



N. D LEVEN, ELECTRIC MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26,

Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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urns Davin Lnviiv, or conmus, amt, essmnon TO THE anrrenx mannracrnnme COMPANY, or corn-inns, OHIO, A conronarron or 0310.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Nas D. Law, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Motors, of which i the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawmg.

'7 This invention relates primarily. to railway electric motors of the classin which each has 'its rotating armature shaft supported'by roller bearings, usually ballbear ings.

In motors of tion especially relates the space which is available longitudinally of the shaft is verylimited, and the bearings must be set very" close respectively to the rotating armature coils and commutator and these rotating parts must be kept free from lubricant."

Prior to my inventionmuch difliculty has been experienced in effecting a proper lubrication of the bearings and in, at the same time, preventing any of the lubricant from entering the main motor chamber and coming into contact with the coils and with the surface of the commutator. Y When a freely flowing fluid lubricant was used it was found to be practically impossible, even when special packing rings were provided,

to prevent some of the oil from working its way into the interior; and when-use was of solid lubricant without experiencing the difficulty referred to, namely, uncer made of a heavy solid;lubr'icant, great difficulty was experienced in forcing such lubricant into the interstices of the ball bearings, the pressure applied for that purpose causing the lubricantto'be forced past the packing rings into the interiorlof the motor.

The principal object of this invention is to provide means whereby use may be made apparent from the Referring to the draw1ngsFigure l is a cross-sectional view through a motor embodying my invention, the section being g taken along the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2

is side elevation of the motor and the car Specification of Letters Patent.

the class to which the inven- I Patented see 256, ieis.

Application filed March26, 1914. Serial No. 827,433.

or locomotive axle and other parts of which it IS associated. In this view one of the wheels 1s not shown in order that the motor and gear casing may be shown more clearly;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, the numerals 1 and 2 indicate respectively the upper and lower halves of a divisible motor casing, indicated in general by the letter A; The motor, as illustrated, is of the railway type in which the casing is provided at one side with journal boxes '3, 3, through which passes the locomotive axle 4. The casing is supported and held in position by the jour nals 3, 3 and a bracket 5, extending upward from the upper half of the casing and secured to. a transverse bar 6 on the truck frame. The power is transmitted from the motor to the axle by means of the pinion P secured to the armature shaft of the motor and the gear G'secured'to the axle.

ing E. The line of division between the two halves of the casing A is in a plane passing axially of the motor slightly above the center line of theshaft. and at approximately forty-five degrees to the horizontal. -Lugs 7 extend outward from the two sections and are provided with holes through which pass the fastening bolts 8.

Thefend sections 9, 10 of themotor are separable from the main casing, as best illustrated in Fig. 1. .The end sections are circular inform and are provided at their peripheries with grooves 11 into which fit the annular tongues 1:2 extending inward from the openings inthe ends of the casing. Theshaft B, carrying the armature spider 14, is supported in bearings C and D, carried by the separable end walls 9, 10. The

armature laminations '15 are. secured between the two collars 16 and 17 upon the spider 14 and carry the armature windings 18 disposed in any of the well known forms. The periphery of the collar 17 is extended .axially away from the center of the armature in the form of a drum 19, which supports the ends of the "armature windings and permits their extending in close prox- The pinion and the gear are inclosed in a cas imity t0 the removable end wall 10. At the I other endof the motor commutator carrying and clamping rings 20 and 21 are secured upon the armature-spider let, being spaced away from the armature shaft and extendpoles 26 and may be secured in ing in close proximity to the inner face of the endwall 9. The armature windings 18 are secured at the commutator end to the' segments 22 which are held in place by the rings 20 and 21 and, the commutator brushes 23 are mounted in the frame and contactwith the commutator segments. A

any of the well known methods.

As previously stated, the armature shaft 3 is carried by roller or ball bearings O and D mounted at each end in the removable end I pieces 9 and 10. The end section 9, which is positioned at the commutator end of the motor, isprovided with an inward extending annular cup-shaped bearing housing and support 29, which extends within the space between .the motor shaft and commutator carrying ring 20, terminating-in a ring 80. In the ring 30 are cut annular grooves 31' in which are positioned packing rings for pre venting the flowof lubricant along theshaft. The inward extending support 29 is formed with three steps of varying diameincrease of the diameter of the opening in v the support 29 forms a chamber 32; Directly outside of this the diameter is again I increased to receive the outer raceway ring 33 of the bearing C, the inner raceway ring 34:, of which is secured on the shaft The balls 35 are disposed betweenthe two raceway rings and are held in position and spaced from each other by the cage 36. The inner raceway ring 34 is held in place by the collar 37 which, has threaded engagement with the end of the shaft B. The opening in the support 29 is further enlarged from the diameter of the chamber receiving the bearing 0 to provide a third or outer recess which is threaded to receive a cap or collar 38.- This cap has threaded engagement with the periphery of the recess and when secured into place abuts against the outer face of the raceway ,33 and secures it in position. The cap 'coverS the end of the shaft and serves to prevent the escape of lubricant.

'The bearing D atthe other end of the' shaft is similar to the bearing- C already described, and it is similarly mounted. In this case, however, the part 38 is in the form of a collar which surrounds, but doesnot cover, the end of the shaft. The shaft extends through the collar and carries the aforesaid pinio P.

Each of the end sections 9fand 10: of the position by,

the corresponding bearing'G' and'D. At the upper outer endof eachlubricant-duct '39 is a grease or lubricant cup 40 of the pressure type. When the cup is filled with solid lubricant, the lubricant can be forced out 'of. the' cupand into and through the duct39 by turning the cap of the cup. In this way the lubricant can be'supplied from time to time to keep the bearings C and D in proper running condition. .Communieating with the space 32 for-each bearing" there is a duct .or passageway 41 which extends downward and outward through the end section 9 or 10. Each duct 41 serves to keep the corresponding chamber 32 at atmospheric pressure. therefore, that when the lubricant is forced through the ducts 39 by the pressure of the It will be observedgrease cups 40, there will be'a flow'oflubricant through the ball bearings between the races and the balls, thereby insuring perfect lubrication, and asthereisa free open ing through the ducts 41 to the outside atmosphere, it will be impossible to produce sufficient pressure in the chambers 32 to cause the lubricant to. pass the packing rings 31 into the interior of the motor. i

What. I claim is: 1. In an electric motor, the

shaft extending through the casing the bearing housings being external to the casing, the bearings for the shaft located respectively in the said housings, the pressure devices for forcing lubricant into the bear ing's, and the ducts connecting the interiors of the .said housings with the external air, whereby the building up of pressurein the housings by the pressure devices is prevented. V

2. Inan electric motor, the combination with the motor casing, the rotating armature shaft and the two ball bearings for the shaft; of the supports 29 for the bearings each having the chamber 32, the ducts 39 ings, the pressure cups 40 at the ends of the ducts respectively, and ,the ductstl connecting the chambers 32 respectivelywith the external atmosphere.

. 3. In an electric motor, the combination of the motor casing, the rotatingarmature shaft extending through the casing, the

combination :of the motor casing, the rotating armature ters. Directly voutside'of the ring 30 an communicating respectively with the bearbearing housing external to the casing, the

bearings for the shaft located respectively in the said housings, the pressure devices for forclng lubricant through the interstices of the bearings, and ducts connecting the interiors of said housings with the external air whereby the building up of pressure in the inner side of the housing by the pressure devices is prevented.

l. In an electric motor,-the combination with the motor casing, of ball bearings-supported by the casing, an armature shaft journaled' in the ball bearings, chambers in the casing adjacent the outer sides of the ball bearings, pressure devices connected with the chambers by which lubricant may be forced into the chambers, other chambers in the casing adjacent the inner sides of the ball bearings, ducts connecting the last men-u tioned chambers with the outer air to carry away lubricant which passes through the ball bearin s to revent the buildin u of pressure in these chambers by the pressure devices as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In an electric motor, the combination with the motor casing, of ball bearings sup ported by the casing, an armature shaft journaled-in the ball bearings, chambers in the casing adjacent one side of each of the ball bearings, pressure devices connected with the chambers by which lubricant may e torced into the chambers, other chambers ad acent the other sides of each of the ball bGZIIHL S, ducts connecting the last mentioned chambers with the outer air to carry away lubricant passing through the ball bearings to preventthe building up of pres. sure in these chambers by the pressure de vices as and fertile purpose set forth.

6. In a ball bearing housing, the combination of a hall bearing v supported by the hous1ng,' ashatt supported in the ball bearing, a chamber in the housing adjacent theball bearing, pressure device connected. with the chamber by which lubricant may be "forced into the chamber, a second chamber adjacent the other side of the ball bearing, a duct connecting the second chamber with the outside air to carry. away lubricant passv ing through the'ball bearing to prevent the 

